Garden of Eden Pork Roast

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 (3 pound) boneless pork roast
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and sliced
1 medium onion, sliced (1 cup)
1 tablespoon chopped jalape o
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Heat oven to 350 degrees F degrees.

Combine salt, orange peel, lemon peel, pepper and thyme in small mixing bowl. Rub mixture into skin of roast, pressing with force. Place the roast on a rack in a 9 x 12-inch roasting pan. Cook for 1 hour or until roast has reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F degrees.

Pour off drippings. Add juices, grand Marnier, broth, apple, onion, and jalape o to the roast in the pan. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until roast has reached an internal temperature of 160 degrees F degrees.

Transfer meat to a serving platter. Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl and mix well.

In a 4-quart saucepan, bring juices from roasting pan to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring to a slow boil. Pour juices over meat and serve.

Yields: 6 servings